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A08260 The vvarres of Svvethland With the ground and originall of the said vvarres, begun and continued betwixt Sigismond King of Poland, and Duke Charles his vnkle, lately crowned King of Swethland. As also the state and condition of that kingdome, as it standeth to this day. Nixon, Anthony. 1609 (1609) STC 18594; ESTC S119996 31,185 56

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still sounding foorth the prayses of Gustovus whose name shall neuer die so long as the memorie of the Swethen State indures CHAP. III. Ericke is crowned King of Swethland after the death and Funerall of his Father A marriage is plotted with Elizabeth Queene of England That failing another is tendered to the daughter of the King of Poland His brother Duke Iohn conspires against him AFter the death of Gustovus Erick his eldest sonne is with all generall applause and the Countries ceremonie crowned king of Swethland about the yeere of our Lord 1559. and in the same yeere an ouerture of mariage was made with Elizabeth Queene of England in the beginning of her raigne Duke Iohn his brother sent Ambassadour princely appointed in this negotiation who safely arriuing in England with his whole Fleete was honourably intertained Howbeit the matter of his Embassage was rather flattered then graunted rather fairely countenanced then embraced For some noble men at that time great in their places either in their owne respects or the honour of the Queene stood against it But the Queene her selfe did fairely intreate the Prince royally feasted him gaue him many princely gifts Told him in conclusion that she tooke the Tenor of his Embassage in very gratious manner Sent kind commendations to the king his Brother with this hopefull message that if it pleased him to take the paines to come into England she would take such order for his entertainement that hee should haue no iust cause to returne discontent For saith she I haue made this vow neuer to con●ract my selfe to any whom I haue not first seene The Duke thus furnisht with this answere takes his leaue imbarkes himselfe boyseth sayle arriues in Swethland and deliuers to the longing languishing King this hopefull doubtfull answere of the Quéene The young King imbraceth this newes and his brother for them flatters his fancie kisseth the Quéenes picture beguiles imagination buildes Castles in the ayre rigges his Fléete at Sea exhausteth his Treasure makes himselfe poore to enrich his hope which proued indéed farre aboue his Fortune The Winter following was spent in this preparation for England During which time Frederik then king of Denmarke a Wise and politike Prince stoodmuch against this Alyance with England foreséeing the danger that might redound to him in his neighbours marriage with so potent a Princesse sendeth Ambassadours to King Erick shewing both the inconuenience that would happen by marriage in a Countrey so farre remote as also the dangers that were like to ensue in ioyn●ng with a Quéene more strong then himselfe But the king gaue a deafe eare to this Embassage Continuing his preparations still for England Some say that in that Winter ryding betwéene Vpsale and Wasten Castle a Maide of excellent beautie but obscure parentage whose name was Gondole comming amongst others to behold the king who by chance casting his cies vpon her was so sodainly ensnared in her beautie that that poyson which he drew then into his heart by his eies did so corrupt the whole body of his affaires that at last he loste both his life and kingdome but others say it was the winter after But to returne to our voyage for England The kinges fléete being royalty rigd and all thinges ready for so great a busines the king tooke shipping about the beginning of May leauing Duke Iohn his brother Uicegerent in his place and sayling along the Coasts of Norway Report saith that Frederick king of Denmarke had procured certaine Witches in that Country to drowne or dispearse the Fléete of king Erick and by their spelles and deuillish incantations to Confound this intended Uoyage whether this bee true or no I know not but this is certaine that the king being vpon the coast of Norway such a strange foggy thicknes did so cloath the ayre that the kings Fléete had soone loste sight of one another And then followed such horrible thunders and vnheard of Tempests that it séemed heauen and earth had met together in the disturbance of this intendment The king being at his wits end long before hée came to his waies end was so perplexed in his thoughtes that he knew not what to do either to goe forward or to returne The sight of y ● Eye was so taken away by the the thicknes of Aire the beneūt of the Eare was consounded by the noyse of the thunder the waters rose so high as if they meant to kisse the Cloudes Noe light but what the flashes of lightning made which amased them all the raine fell so thicke that they could scarce kéepe the Hatches the maister calles to the Boatson and is not heard the Sternes-man cryes to the Maister and is not regarded Thrée daies togeather continued these thrée nightes of darknes wherin was séene neither sunne Moone nor starre the kinges Fléete was diuersly dispearst some into the coast of Denmarke others back againe into Swetland the king himselfe vpon the Coast of Norway looks euery hower for his buriall in the Sea At last entering into cogitation with himselfe he thought that God had suffered his pride to be thus punisht for that he vndertook a Mariage with such a Quéene whose fame and glory was so great as well from her State and gouernment as for the riches and strength of her Crowne and kingdome that entering into cosideration of it he held himselfe much vnworthy of such a fortune Upon this the king rashly vowes that if it would please God to deliuer him from that daunger he would giue ouer his ouer high attempt returne into his Countrey and learne hereafter to suite his desires to his estate At last these stormes haue end the king returnes according to his vow shortly after arriues in Swethland And thus fayled this Negotiation for England The king soone after his landing beginnes say some renewes say others his loue to his faire Gondole that afterward prooued as fatall to him as Cleopatraes loue to Anthony His eies were seldome off either her person or her picture His minde museth on nothing but the pleasures of her body his tongue speakes of nothing but her delightes and praises all publicke affaires are abandoned the pallaces are like a wildernesse desolate the Court is kept where Gondole hath her byding reason and regard of gouerment are now banished pleasure and sensuallitie made his Counsellors of Estate The Noble men would oftentimes aduise him but all in vaine his brother Duke Iohn did still smooth the Kings humors not as being enamoured o● his delights but as from hence drawing a subiect that happyly hereafter might serue his turne in case the Nobility as they beganne a little should afterwards wholly withdraw their affections from him Thus whilest the king followes his pleasures Duke Iohn pursues his purposes would oftentimes complaine to certaine of the Rexen-Roade which we call The Blood Royall of his brothers effeminate and vnlikingly gouernement but especially to Duke Charles his youngest brother yet no further engaging himselfe to danger then
and peaceable And set a side the staine of his brothers death he was doubtlesse a most excellent Prince and worthy of the Crowne and kingdome and although there were many times iarres betwixt him and his brother Duke Charles yet alwaies the matter was so handled that they were soone reconcilde againe By which were cut off all occasions of Ciuill warre In the twelfth yeare of his raigne his father in law the King of Poland dies for whose death the Quéene his daughter mourned heauily The young Prince Sigismond her Sonne was elected King of Poland and with an honourable conuoy being guarded thither was with all solemnity in all Princely manner Crowne King of Poland Shortly after Marries honourably into the house of Austria and in the twelth yeare of his raigne in Poland King Iohn his Father dies whose death being much bewailed of his subiects he was with appertaining solemnitie buried in the Chappell of the Kings in the Castle of Vpsale Duke Charles of Estergutland after the death of his brother sends into Poland for his Nephew Sigismond to come to receaue the Crowne of Swethland Sigismond takes heauily the death of his Father and deuines before hand of the troubles that followed in that kingdome Great preparation is made for his iourney into Swethland and doubting of his vnckles minde proiectes carrieth a great power of Poles with him to preuent all daungers The king arriues safely in Sweathland is with all honor and signe of loue receaued by his vnckle Duke Charles and the rest of the Nobilitie of Swethland He is honorably conueyed to Vpsale Castle where hee was louingly receaued of the Quéene his Mother whom he comforteth being a sorrowfull widdow for the death of King Iohn her husband Shortly after he was crowned K. of Swethland without any disturbance A Rex-day was held in the castle of Vpsale where all things being established Duke Charles is made vicegerent of the kingdome hauing with him ioynd in Comission foure Noblemen of the Rexen-road whose names were Hergusten Bonner Hersten Bonner his brother Herrerick Spare and Hartor Belk These fower Noble men being great in the kingdome but not very great with the Uicegerent were of purpose ioynd by the King in commission with the Duke to curbe or Controule all ouer haughty and headstrong attempts that the Duke might happely Commit by the greatnesse of his place and power in the absence of the King who was then ready to returne to Poland The Duke perceaues the drift but dissembles it before the Kings departure order was set downe by the King with the Duke and the Commissioners for the payment of certaine sommes of money which King Iohn his Father did owe vnto many Souldiours that were yet vnpaide since the time of expedition into Russia and vnto many Merchants of England Scotland and other Nations for the prosecuting of that warre After all things were thus setled and ordered the King returnes to Poland leauing behinde him that fire that afterward consumed the peace of the whole Kingdome for the Noblemen the Commissioners being commanded by the King that was euer iealous of his Unckle Charles to obserue and enforme his Maiestie of the manner of his gouernment did so oppose themselues against him in all his procéedinges and especially in the payment of this money that the Duke plainely perceiued that this new gouernment was but laide as a trap to ensnare his life A Rex-day was holden at Vpsale no order Concluded nor money paide and much adoe there was to kéepe them from factions the Commissioners would haue these summes paid out of the Subiectes purses the Duke out of the Common Treasury which the commissioners refuse alleaging the Kings want of money The Duke writes faithfully The Lords falsly to the King To whom they intimate feare of innouation and that the Duke by all likelyhoods aimed at the Crowne that he had paid parte of the money due to the Souldiours out of the Reuenues of the Dukedome to draw their affections to him that he sought to further the State and wealth of the Commons more then stood with the loyall nature of a Subiect that he kept the Porte and State of a King rather then a Deputie and that it was not like he would long yeeld his honors vnto Uassalage whose fortunes in such a minde and State as his might attaine to Soueraignty if preuention were not spéedily made The Duke intercepts these letters and sends them inclosed in his own vnto the King to whom he writes very humbly and with all protestations of duty and alleagance the king receaues the letters but beleeues the Lords and dist●usteth the Duke sendeth secretly to the Commissioners that they should sodainely surprise him depose him from his gouernement and to that end he sent his authority and finally to kéepe him prisoner his wise and children during life in a castle built of purpose for that stratageme within the dukedome of Litto Oh that the nature of fortune should be so fickle and vncertaine neuer singular either in her frownes or fauours but that commonly in the height of any hope it produceth some crosse accident of vnhappy misfortune The Duke notwithstanding hauing intelligence of this plot beganne to looke about him hasted into his owne dukedome and raised a great power of men Some say that if hee had but staide one hower longer in Vpsale the plot had beene effected and the Duke vtterly vndone The Lords were in a maze vpon the Dukes departure knowing that their deuise was discouered they now perceaued their owne weakenesse to resist the Duke being in power place and opinion and farre aboue them And though they had the Kings authority yet was he farre from them and they néer vnto their danger they knew not well what course to take sometimes they purposed to flie to the King and then they feared the waies were forelayd To stay in the Castle of Vpsale were no safety it being a place of pleasure not of defence whereupon they determined to depart from thence Thrée of them vnto the Castle of VVasten in the Dukedome of Finland and Hartourbelk to Calmer Castle Hauing theis Castles deliuered vnto them they purposed to stay there to vnderstand the Dukes procéedings and in the meane time dispatcht letters vnto the King of the particulars of these troubles The Duke as I sayd before hauing raised a great power of men marcheth spéedily towardes the castle of Vpsale but vnderstanding of the Lords departure towards Wasten bends his course thither It is a world to sée what numbers of men came vnto the Duke from all parts proffeting their seruice to him All which hee gently welcomed Some he entertained and the rest sent home againe with speciall charge to looke vnto the Kinges peace signifying further that the cause why hee was now vp in Armes was but to right himselfe of such wronges done by those Lords who neither loued the King nor him The Lords that were in the Castle of Wasten vnderstanding of the
the right and title was in the King but the power and authority in the Duke The king had the commaund of the Castle the Duke the possession of the City Their feare exceeded their distrust for both the Dukes Army that lay in the City committed many outrages notwithstanding the Dukes strict Proclamation and againe the ordinance of the Castle augmented their feare and if Hergusten Boner that commaunded the Castle had had his wil the Ordenance had béene bent against the Towne The Duke satisfying aswell as he could the feare of the Citizens beleaguers the Castle of Calmer there being a great mutiny within the Castle betwixt the Poles and the Swethians which serued excellently well for the Duke for Hergusten Boner that commaunded the Castle vnder the King agréede with the Poles to haue battered the City which the Swethean Souldiers resisted insomuch that from wordes they fell to blowes in which conflict the Swethens hauing the better tooke Hergusten Boner Prisoner together with all the Poles being to the number of thrée hundreth and knowing this Act to bee unanswerable to the King submitted themselues yeelded the Castle and gaue vp their Prisoners to Duke Charles The Duke gently entertaines al but Hergusten Boner his old enemy whome hee sent Prisoner to Greephollam where hee remaines to this day All the Poles hee sent new apparrelled with white staues in their hands fairely entreated to the King The Duke hauing thus fortunately recouered the City and Castle of Calmer did strongly Manne them both and comforting the Ditizens in the best manner he could with the rest of his Army marched into the Dukedome of Finland it being a part of Swethland bordering vpon Russia and there beleaguerd the Castle of Oua and in few dayes wanne it still fairely entreating the Kinges Souldiers which in all places wanne him great commendations hauing in short time quieted the Dukedome returned backe with his Army to Stockehollam where he rested the remainder of that winter Chap. VIII Duke Charles inuades the Dukedome of Liefland surpriseth most of the Townes and Castles of that country and is in a manner absolute possessor of the whole Dukedome DUke Charles knowing his principall aduersary with the King to bee Fernes beck Duke of Liefland which countrey notwithstanding it ioyneth with Swethland in law and language had neuerthe lesse a kind of absolute power and authoritie within it selfe thought it best to beginne the warre in that countrey that the eye of his aduersaries looking into his actions there the Kinges forces might not be bent against his owne countrey the peace whereof hee much desired and to this end in the beginning of the Sommer following hauing reinforced his Army Marched into the dukedome of Liefland The chiefe Citie whereof called Rauell yelded vnto him into the which he triumphantly entered The Cittizens themselues whether for feare of his power or loue of his person shewed such tokens of submissiue dutie that there little letted a Contestation of their allegiance Hauing there rested certaine daies he rayseth his Army and marcheth towards the Castle of Whettensten which in short time was yeelded vnto him From thence he came to the City of Perno which he likewise tooke in placing there a strong garrison He marched from thence to another strong Citie called Durpe and in fiue daies forced the Towne fiue hundreth Polish Souldiours within the Towne submitted vnto him with tender of their seruice whom he gently intreated entertained They euer after seruing him in all his wars very faithully The Lieflanders themselues noting the gentle behauiour of Duke Charles wisht in their hearts all good successe vnto him though they durst not shew it outwardly forfeare of their Lordes displeasure who in his rule bare euer such a rough hand ouer them that hee séemed a Tirant or an vniust Usurper rather then an honorable gouernour or a naturall prince Duke Fernesbeck hauing some intelligence of the sodaine inuasion of his countrey raiseth with all the hast hee could all the powers hee could make being constituted by the King Generall of his warres and within a few daies landed in Liefland whereof Duke Charles hauing vnderstanding and fearing to be preuented sent very secretly and spéedily fifteene hundreth souldiours vnder the command of coronell Hill to surprise the citie of Venden but I know not how the plot being discouered and Ambuscadoes laide in the way by Fernesbeck they were sodainly charged and being weary and faint through a long marche were soone ouerthrowne and slame only the Coronell with seauenteene of his fellowers the poore remaine of so many hundreds making way with the sword through the fury of the Enemy did wounderously escape bringing this sadnewes backe to their Lord. The Duke though it somewhat troubled him yet shewed no signe either of feare or sorrow but hartned on his souldiours to the reuenge of their fellowes deaths There was nothing that aduantaged him more then his Celeritie in all his attempts for whensoeuer any aduantage was proffered hee would neuer pretermitte the least occasion Duke Charles vpon the newes of this ouerthrow vnderstanding of new succours shortly to come out of Poland in the aide of Fernesbeck sodainly raiseth his Army his Enimies supposing that the late ouerthrow had much quaild his courage and nothing lesse suspecting then what he intēded marcheth with all spéed to the Citie of Venden into which Duke Fernesbeck but two daies before had made his triumphant entrance The march was so speedily and secretly made that they of the Towne vnderstood not of his remooue from Durpe till they saw him with his Army before the walls of Venden Ferns-beck staying within the Towne euery hower looking for his new supplies when he saw himselfe thus vnlookt for confronted by the Duke and his Army stood so amazed that a long time he was in doubt what it were best to doe At last made a shew of resistance of the Enemy and defence of the Towne till the approach of the night following In which time he deuised such a plot that vtterly lost his honor and the Loue of all his friends within his Dukedome For in the beginning of the night hauing throughly instructed his Commanders and followers what hee meant to doe No Townesman supposing what he purposed made an absolute spoile of the Towne ransacking euery mans house and carying away their plate money and iewels flyes closely away and leaues the Towne abandoned Duke Charles had sodaine intelligence hereof and with all hast pursues him and in the way he takes certaine of Fernesbeckes Espials whome hauing threatened was by them conducted to the place where Duke Fernbecke that night encamped and hauing giuen the charge to Coronell Hill that was desirous to reuenge himselfe of his late ouerthrow sodainely set vpon them being at rest slew the most part of them recouers the goods taken a little before so violently and dishonourably out of the City Fernsbecke himselfe with a few of his followers hardly escaping Duke Charles hauing thus
recouered his late losse returnes with his Army to the Citie of Venden where with all acclamation of ioy hee was honorably entertained Being thus seated in Venden within two daies after his aboad in the Town he sendeth Eight hundreth men vnder the cōduct of one Peerslompe a gallant Swethish Captaine to surprise the Castle of Newhall bordering vpon Russia which was by him fortunately atchieued who returning to the Duke gaue him presently the command of fiue thowsand men Coronell Hill being Steward of the feeld The proiecte was to besiege Cokenhouse being then and at this day the strongest Castle in christendome The duke thought if he could gaine this castle he were then thoroughly possest of all the dukedome hee himselfe purposed shortly after to second him This gallant young gentleman with all speed and with a full spirit marcheth to this honorable exploit and encampeth his Army close to the walles of the Towne which being very strong faithfull to their Lord endured a long siege with great effusion of blood on both sides but at the comming of the Duke the Towne was taken and vpon a breach in the entrance of the Towne this young captaine was vnfortunately but honorably slaine with the shot of a Musket in his priuities sent from the castle Duke Charles was very sorry for his death making a vow that he would neuer raise his Army till he had either forced the castle or followed the fortune of this gallant captaine Three moneths the Duke lay before the castle with continuall batterie and in the end takes it and keepes it at this day Upon the taking of the castle he was sufficiently reuenged for the death of Peereslompe Thus all the castles houlds and fortresses in Liefland were in this Summer brought vnder the command of Duke Charles onely the castle of Ree which was second to none but Cokenhouse was yet left vnassaulted Duke Charles hauing thus in a manner the entier possession of Liefland and being now wearied with this long toyle hearing no newes of Duke Fernesbeckes returne in the latter end of the Sommer hauing ordered his affaires in that countrey returned to his dutchesse into Swethland lying then in Stock holland before his going he left the cities castles in the dukedome being thoroghly maned vnder the gouernmēt of his friends The rest of his Army rested vnder the command of Coronell Hill who hauing directions from the Duke at his departure to attempt the taking of the Towne of Ree together with the castle set forwarde with hope and courage while the Duke was vpon his iourney into Swethland and encamped before the Towne of Ree burnt the suburbes assaulted the Towne battered the walles c. But finding it stronger manned then either it was supposed or stood at that time with his power to force returned according to his directions to the Duke CHAP. IX Duke Charles winters in Swethland takes order for the renewing of the warre The Sommer following is fought withall in Liefland by Duke Fernsbeck and discomfited His strange escape and recouery of Swethland DUke Charles made his abode with his Dutches the Winter following in Swethland hauing still priuy intelligence from Poland of the Kings plotts procéedings That Winter nothing was attempted but in the prime of the Spring following Fernesbeck returned to Liefland with fiue thousand men A greater power beeing appointed shortly to second him Upon his landing he marched to the Towne and Castle of Ree where he reposed himselfe to vnderstand what Duke Charles intended to doe Manie blamed the Duke for that hee let slip the taking in of the Castle which if it had béene Fernsbeck had had no place to haue retyred to in all his kingdome But it is an casier matter for a man to Censure then to act wordes are soone spokē so are not deeds performed for Coronel Hill Attempted with the remainder of y e army to do what was possible to be done but the winter being at hand which in that coast is very extreame his men wearied and weakned with a long sommers toyle euery mans naturall desire in y e Country to rest thēselues in their stones the winter season tooke away al possibility of winning the Castle Duke Charls vnderstāding of his Enemies arriuall at Ree let slip no time but suddenly raised his powers to the number of fiftéene thousand men tooke shipping at Stock-holland and landed with his whole Army safely within two daies within 15. myles of Ree His purpose was to haue sodainely beleaguerd the Castle before the rest of his enemies forces were Landed out of Poland which he vnderstood were ready to bee shipt and to that end hauing refreshed his Army hee marched speedily and out of order in the latter end of the day towards the Castle of Ree supposing by the benefit of the night following the better to haue ensconc't and fortified himselfe But as no man though neuer so circumspect can warrant to himselfe the assurance or continuance of successe and especially in the actions of warre where fortune bears a sway so this noble Duke found the nature of her fauours which shee had powred vpon him to be so vnstable that in a Minute she snatcht from him what a long time before she had prodigally bestowed For Fernsbeck hauing intelligence of the Dukes landing sodenly issued out of the Castle with thrée thousand of his followers and hauing a place of great aduantage about thrée myles from the Castle the way that Duke Charles must of necessity passe tooke the benefit of the place and the night lying there in Ambush for the Dukes comming and giuing directions not to stirre till the vant guard of the Dukes Army had past them and then sodenlie to charge the battaile and the Rereward to giue the Alarum to the Castle At which time a Polish Captaine with thrée thousand Poles was appointed to charge the vantguard of the Dukes which on all sides was accordingly accomplisht The Duke being in the Battaile finding himselfe so sodainely and dangerously inuiron'd gaue according to the Tyme the best directions resist hee must of necessity Retyre he could not wherfore ryding chéerefully vp downe his Army gaue encouragement to his Souldiours making still the danger lesse then it was But Fernesbeck stirrd vp with a desire of reuenge and recouery of his dukedome and hauing aduantage of the place so violently assayled that at the first Charge he made a great breach into the body of the Dukes battaile she like was performed at the instant vpon the rereward by one Stockland a gallant young Polish Captaine Thus all parts of the Army beeing assaulted that before was weary weake and fainte through a long Marche they were sodenly put into such a fear as begat much amazement in them so as men desperate of all hope to resist they flong away their weapoas and fled hoping to saue themselues that way wherein was least hope of safeguard The Duke did what lay in his power to stay his flying
Souldiers But in this perplexed face of flight where nothing but the Caracters of feare and despaire could be séene no words could suffice nor any commanders tongue be regarded but in this confused manner they ran vpon their deaths whilst the enemy stood ready to receaue them And in this horrour of blood and massacre the Dukes horse was slain vnder him he himselfe hurt and perceiuing no hope either by fight or flight hee fell downe as dead among the dead Carcasses reteyning a hope that way happely to saue himselfe Of fifteene thousand men fourtéen thousand and odde were put to the sword the rest fled to their shippes Euery man supposing the Duke to be slaine The sad newes of this fatall ouerthrow and of the Dukes supposed death was soone brought into Swethland which vpon the hearing thereof shewed such a general face of sorrow as if the whole land had put on one entire mourning garment to attend his sad and vntimely funerals They now saw their Prince sodēly snatcht from them in the spring time of their hopes in the prime of all his glory they found themselues naked and open to the Polish Tyranny They feared their Religion and gouernment would now be forced and adulterated by the tyrannous command and superstitious customes of Poland wherewithall they knew their King was wholly corrupted No heart so Noble no head so circumspect no hande so victorious to order the state manage the affaires and fight the battailes of their Countrey Now he was dead all hope was buried and all their happines and fréedom should be laid in the graue with him and last but not least of their sorrow they wanted his body to giue it honorable funerall But as this false newes made them true mourners so this passion of sorrow for his supposed death was afterward turned into the contrary passiō of ioy for the Dukes strange and vnknowne deliuery to whome wee will now returne hauing left him before among the dead carkases of his Souldiers There was a young Gentleman of Swethland attendant to the Duke whose name I could not learne that saw the Duke when he fell thinking him with the rest to haue beene slaine and desirous to doe the last seruice to his Prince kept close hauing a place fitte for his purpose hoping to recouer the body of the Duke and finding in the darke of the night a certain Gentleman of Poland newly slaine shifteth armour and apparrell with him and hauing the Polish tongue vndertooke as one of Fernsbecks souldiers to rifle the dead bodies and hauing found the place where the Duke lay all imbrued with the bloud of his Souldiers and comming neere to raise the body the Duke beganne to striue The Gentleman amased askt in fayre termes if he were aliue to whome the Duke replyed Art thou my friend the Gentleman told him his name and purpose and sith he was aliue he should horse him selfe vpon the Gentlemans horse and flie vnto his ships vsing the benefite of the night for his escape while hee himselfe would make what shift he could to follow after The Duke being thus raysed from this graue of bloud worse then Golgotha embracced him thankt him and spake these words God prosper thee whome if it please that thou shalt liue to out liue the fortunes of this night there was neuer man so deare as thou shalt be to thy Lord wherevpon the Duke mounted and with all speed hasted to his shippes where the ioy of his comming was so much the greater by how much the feare before of his death was the stronger The Gentleman whom hee left behind being vnluckely discouered was vnfortunately slaine which though the last was not the least honour he atchieued to die in the safegard of his Prince The Duke stayed long for his returne but at length suspecting that which had happened hoyst saile and safely arriued in Swethland It is a world to heare the concourse of people that from all parts came to sée him Upon the newes of his landing they strewd flowers in the way as thinking the Earth vnworthy to beare him they shewed all signes and tokens of ioy as now holding themselues free from those feares which the report of his death had before possest them with Now as men newly reuiued they beganne to entertaine new hopes and to flatter themselues with a perpetuall stability of their estates The Sunne which they supposed had made an eternall Set from their Horizon did now shine againe in the middest of their H●mispheare and this glad day after their sad night they made a generall vow sor euer to consecrate Thus as in a triumphant manner the Duke helde on his course to Stockeholland where the triumphes for his deliuery he found doubled with the Dutches his wife his kindred and his neerest friends that in ioy of his returne feasted many dayes together Duke Fernsbecke proud of the late victory let slippe no time but hauing the seconds of his power safely landed out of Poland recouered many of his townes and Castles which hee before had lost and which he holdeth at this day Duke Charles did little that Summer but that hee sent certaine forces to strengthen those principall townes and 〈◊〉 in Liefland which he yet holdeth And in this Summer not from any ambitions desire of his owne but the policy of the time in the state of the Kingdome so requi●●●● at the speciall instigation of his friends for the coun●●●●s good but principally vpon respect of the churches peace 〈◊〉 tooke vppon him the Crowne and Scepter of Swethland in the yeare of our Lord God 1604. which hee doth still no●ly and peaceably gouerne as the state of the Time doth suffer The wars being for the most part transferred into the Dukedome of Leifland And thus as I 〈◊〉 enformed standeth the condition of the affaires of that kingdome at this time FINIS